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[batcho101]

hey guys i have searched and couldn't find much on this so here it goes.....what differetn power steer boxs can i use instead of the ifs ones? woudl a normal non power steer pump be able to power a ifs box? what are some standard tie rods that will fit into the ori double welded arm? and also what pitman arm shoudl be used?
any help would eb greatly appreciated
regards batcho101

[spazbot]

woudl a normal non power steer pump be able to power a ifs box

no as a normal non power steer pump would not be existant in your truck

but a normal power steer pump suited to your engine will and then you fit the ifs box and plumb it up

[batcho101]

spaz bot- that is what i meant as in i have found a pump to suit the 2.4 diesel for a very cheap price but the wreckers all want abotu 700-850 for the complete thing....how much do the ifs boxs go for?
and what tie rod and pitman arm shoudl i use? as in off another car not from superior engineering or snake racing?

[phippsy]

I've heard that IFS steering boxes go for around 2-300...

[matt-45]

i can supply you a ifs powersteer box has no p/arm with only 1800 k,s on it $200 located in dubbo nsw

[HUNTERLUX]

USE AN 80,S pitman arm it worked well on mine

[slosh]

IFS box with 80 pitmsn arm popular choice. The snake one looks suspiciously like a factory 80 arm painted red to me.

60 series box an option- plenty of discussion about putting one in lux a while back but never saw any attempt. It would require custom RHS shock hoop, oil filter relocation (on diesel anyway), custom PS lines, some fancy steering shaft (maybe double uni from 80). The advantage would be you get the front "draglink" as far forward as you like, reducing chance of steering compnents fouling chassis/ springs during articulation.

[My Lil Lux]

Quick thread steal, I've got a 75 series P/Arm on mine, but since my axle moved 4" forward, it's a little to long, say 2", will this be a problem with the draglink, or should I look for a 80 series arm.

[bubs]

80 series pitman arm will fix that

[My Lil Lux]

80 series pitman arm will fix that

Pity, I only bought the 70 one today

[bubs]

the 80s would be approx 2" shorter

[My Lil Lux]

Went back to wreckers today, we pulled of an 80 arm and there was stuff all difference in length , pulled of a 60, not much difference, Is it that the offset of the 80 that makes it shorter, I ended up grabbing a 60, as it drops down more, and allows me to set up cruiser style draglink.
Not out to prove anyone wrong, just updating on what I found today.

[batcho101]

is there any factory made tie rod that will fit after usign a double arm and a 80s pitman arm because i dotn want to buy the cromoly one cause i am to poor at the moment jus trying to see whether this can be done for less than 800 bucks cause that is what the wreckers are asking for standard power steering

[STUMPY]

Went back to wreckers today, we pulled of an 80 arm and there was stuff all difference in length , pulled of a 60, not much difference, Is it that the offset of the 80 that makes it shorter, I ended up grabbing a 60, as it drops down more, and allows me to set up cruiser style draglink.
Not out to prove anyone wrong, just updating on what I found today.

i would have gotten the flatest one possible. on full compression, some times my pitman arm hits my spring pack

[My Lil Lux]

Yeah, but I run a 75mm dropped front, so plenty of room, but I'm planning on swapping the 60 for the 80 arm they had 2morrow, as with the flipped arm setup the tierod sits of to the right of the steering box, the 80 arm will be a better setup for this.

[bubs]

hmm, thats strange, I heard there are two types of pitman arms

the shortest readily available is the standard IFS pitman arm

[customhilux]

difference in snake and my 80series pitman arm,

u decide.

[professor]

I run the 80 series box in my rig.
found it easy to mount too.

it moves in the same ark as the high steer arm

works well for me